[hider=Timeline] Year 75 of the Cosmic Era The Third Bloody Valentine War occurs as the Librarian Works seek to enact their master plans. The war begins with the organization’s intent on removing Lacus Clyne and Cagalli Yula Athha from Earth Sphere control. Their bottom line is not on realizing Gilbert Durandal’s Destiny Plan but instead expanding it through their use of genetic manipulation. The war is eventually ended in a much faster timeframe than the last two thanks to the united efforts among the Earth Alliance, ZAFT, and other factions. Their “Carbon Human” technology is discovered and only in due time to be comprehended. Early 78 Due to a case of accelerated aging, Mu la Flaga is reaching the final years of his life. Scientists and doctors are confused as to how this mechanism was triggered in his body. Unable to reverse the process in time Mu dies of natural causes. Miriallia Haw disappears from the public before she is questioned. She kills Dearka when he is pursuing her. 79 Athrun Zala defects from ZAFT and leaves for Orb. Both he and Cagalli Yula Athha are wed to the appeal of much of the island nation. Late 80 Research into the technology of the Librarian Works finds the genetic modifications and DNA manipulation sheds light on to some events of the Second Bloody Valentine War. It is discovered that the Mu la Flaga from two years ago was a clone built with the intent of ensuring ZAFT be unable to gain an advantage against the Earth Alliance and placed into LOGOS to ensure such an extreme would be accomplished. Several areas remain a mystery while the continuing revelations serve as a stark undertone to the relative peace. Early 81 Fraser Colada appears. He uses a strange unseen Gundam in an effort to take Evidence 01 for himself. He is assisted by Miriallia Haw who is revealed under her true name Eleanor Rhiannon. Kira Yamato and Shinn Asuka face the two of them in mobile suit combat. Much of the ZAFT forces are destroyed but Fraser Colada is destroyed. Eleanor only mentions Durandal's ultimate failure before fleeing from her own destruction. This confession is added with the fact that she knew of Durandal's plan prior and was on a mission to see that he did not succeed but does not elaborate who received the information. The mystery deepens and both sides are forced to cooperate with mutual defenses. 86 Terzo Enran has come of age and is prepared to follow in his mother’s footsteps as a member of the ZAFT military. He does so under the instruction of his adoptive mother Murrue allowing her to live a peaceful remainder of her career in the Earth Alliance Naval forces. 87 Eleanor Rhiannon leads in the highjack of an entire space colony. It is spun off its axis and into parts unknown. Terzo is recognized for his service despite the failure while receiving honors from the military. A deep space exploration is sent in order to find the colony but they are not heard from again. A period of peace follows and the two sides are able to hope for the peaceful future they sought before. 89 Both ZAFT and the Earth Alliance utilize their resources to form AERO (Astral Enforcement and Reconnaissance Operatives). It is created with the intention of enforcing order in a way different from LOGOS so that it can't act independently but ultimately respond to anything to the likes of Colada's sudden fury. Kira Yamato becomes its leader promising not to attack the PLANTs or Earth. On the same promise both sides agree to enforce the peace or risk AERO's intervention. The Archangel is selected as the flagship as AERO grows in the ranks. 90 Another anomaly known as Aaron Clarent poses a dilemma and the first challenge of AERO. Kira leads his squad and others to battle with the new foreign mobile suit while Athrun provides support to China as Clarent mounts his destruction. The cost to the Earth Alliance is heavy and even Kira has an issue trying to push back the enemy. With the support of Trezo and Athrun though, he is able to push him into the Siberian frontier. Kira is allowed to recover while Terzo leads the men to defeat Clarent. The final sacrifices are made on the Siberian battlefield and Clarent is defeated. Before they can extract any information on Clarent's mobile suit, it self destructs after he gives a warning that his death only precedes from what he proclaims humanity's path towards evolution has begun. He identifies himself as the first known Actualizer. 91 The seemingly random threat of the Actualizers leaves both the Earth Alliance and ZAFT in deep concern. Both agree to a decade funding period to allow AERO to maintain the peace. Kira Yamato promises under the authority of his wife Lacus that he will use this position for this mission alone while some remain in doubt of the organization's true intentions. ZAFT opposition leader Selda Crind voices this concern leading many to only follow off the word of their chairman. The Earth Alliance intensifies its mobile suit development thanks to the agreement within AERO to provide new technology and weapons in exchange for funding. 92 Earth Alliance Fleet Captain Fernando Carlos leads an attack on AERO in a desperate hope to end them based on an amount of intel warning that its Head Commander Kira plans to use his position to stage another war between ZAFT and the Alliance. AEROs fleet survives the attack but the Earth Alliance becomes deeply concerned about these implications and the ties between the two space organizations. There is a heavy amount of debate on the issue while Commander Yamato leads an investigation of what caused the attack. It is discovered that Selda Crind is the source of this information and a warrant for her arrest is issued. As she is arrested Selda is discovered to be an Actualizer. Andrew Waltfeld is killed in protecting Kira from her attack while Selda is pursued in an effort to take a living Actualizer. As if she knew of this intent, Selda throws herself into the engines of a battleship to deny them evidence or research. All that is known after her destruction is that the Actualizer threat does not limit itself to pilots of the new mobile suit threat. The conflict between the three forces averted for now while the human race prepares for anything the Actualizers may attempt. Investigations begin in order to discover if former ZAFT Chairman Gilbert Durandal may have been influenced by the current Actualizer threat. 93 Mobile suit technology develops further but all three factions are given a 7 year peace from the threat at hand. 95 The Archangel is retired within the Colony of Port Two in favor of AERO's new flagship The Terminus. Late 99 The ZAFT and Earth Alliance prepare to welcome the new century of the Cosmic Era… [/hider] Year 99 of the Cosmic Era. Through wars and devastation on all fronts, naturals and coordinators alike have achieved an uneasy peace. Rather than through an era of understanding, this peace is born from an era of fear. A new fragment of human evolution has arisen known by the Alliance and ZAFT as the Actualizer Threat. A human breed that through its actions has long manipulated the human race in an effort to bringing about a new war. In an effort to suppress the beginning of a new conflict, the independent military force has taken to the stars known as AERO to seek out the actualizers. 18 years have passed since the threat arose. At the turn of the new century, humanity faces a new conflict. And so begins the RP. The way this will work is that everyone will get to choose from the four factions or possibly create your own if you find it worthwhile. Character Roster: [hider=Characters] ZAFT Avris Grimm | ZGMF-X63A Verity - Played by MysT3CH Alliance AERO Terra Asterius Zala | MSZ-006 ZETA Gundam (MSZ-006-Zeta Full Burner N) - Played by VKAllen Sousuke Yamato | Centennial Gundam - Played by Myviewing Actualizers Eleanor Rhiannon | Advance Unit 2 - Played by CrashTerrific A.R.G.U.S. | UMS Misanthrope - Played by MysT3CH Casualties: Alliance Admiral Murrue Ramius Actualizer Ridill [/hider] And for some Actualizer info if you plan on being one: [hider=Actualizers]To give context on the Actualizers, these are humans capable of achieving a SEED mode state where they are capable of facing entire squadrons of mobile suits in such volume that even the most powerful of Coordinators will find one of them to be a challenge. Added to this is the fact that each mobile suit they pilot has a specified ability unique to them that is activated when they announce, "Actualize!". Many of them have unknown origins but some have come from the past in a time where they were thought to be Coordinator or Natural during the 70s of the Cosmic Era, Miriallia Haw an example. Their mobile suits are more fleshy in appearance on various spots but are usually assembled or based on older models. Their only currently suspected headquarters is believed to be on the Martian moon of Deimos. As of right now their mission is only to follow through specialized missions but will not hesitate to cause as much devastation to the human race as possible. Their numbers are not great but obviously make up for it in their seemingly impossible skill and creation of distraction units known as "Generics". The Generics are nowhere nearly as powerful but can prove to be a troublesome force to overcome when they are activated due to their sheer numbers. As of right now their motives and intentions are unknown for their unbiased hostility to all humans but their intentions have begun to unravel with each time the Coordinators or Naturals manage to kill even one. [/hider] Basic Rules: - Every roleplayer gets a faction to control but will be permitted to use as many characters in whatever faction necessary to move the plot along. - If you are inactive for 4 days without providing a reason in the OOC, you'll receive a PM asking if you are still interested in the RP. - Even though the Actualizers are practically higher powered than most, the god-mod rule does apply. - Romance and Violence is welcome but please try to keep things PG-13 at most (For site rules) Sign up sheet: Information Needed Name: Gender: Appearance: Height: Weight Age: Born a: (Natural, Coordinator or Actualizer) Alliance: (AERO, Earth Alliance, Zaft, Actualizer) Bio: Mobile Suit Name: Appearance: Armaments: Optional Armaments: Additional Info: